Old English Poetry: An Anthology: A Broadview Anthology of British Literature Edition

ISBN-13: 9781554811571 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 280 str.

R. M. Liuzza

Opis

A fresh volume from the acclaimed translator of Beowulf.

Spis treści

• Introduction
• Preface - The Birth of Poetry
• 1. Bede, Historia Ecclesiastica IV.24 [The Story of Cædmon]
• Elegies - Complaint and Consolation
• 1. "The Wanderer"
• 2. "The Seafarer"
• 3. "Deor"
• 4. "Wulf and Eadwacer"
• 5. "The Wife's Lament"
• 6. "The Ruin"
• Wisdom - The Order of Wonder
• 1. "The Cotton Maxims"
• 2. "The Gifts of Men"
• 3. "The Fortunes of Men"
• 4. "Vainglory"
• 5. "The Order of the World"
• 6. Exeter Book Riddles
• 7. Old English metrical charms
• Faith - Heaven's High King
• 1. Advent (Christ I)
• 2. Seasons for Fasting
• 3. Exodus
• 4. Daniel
• 5. The Dream of the Rood
• 6. Andreas
• 7. The Fates of the Apostles
• 8. Judith
• Fame - Heroes and History
• 1. The Battle of Maldon
• 2. The Battle of Brunanburh
• 3. The Finnsburh Fragment
• 4. Widsith